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Proposal for the adjustments of the dates for commemorating Emancipation and Independence Days | New York Carib News
I have read with great consternation and utter dismay that the Government is giving serious consideration to the abolition of August 1st as Emancipation Day and August 6th as our Independence Day.
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Virginia seminary built in 1823 with slave labor starts paying reparations - Face2Face Africa
The Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) has started disbursing cash to descendants of Black people who were forced to work at the institution during slavery as well as the Jim Crow era. This is one of the first times an institution is sending out cash payments as reparations. According to The New
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Microsoft Presents Historic Virtual Experience This Black History Month - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… of this country, Africans and African Americans were a part of this … Explore the legacy of the African Americans in the US military at … Museum Celebrate today’s groundbreaking African American changemakers who are leading the …
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Slave uprise in Maryland
In 1739, the Black slaves of Prince Georges County, Maryland, secretly organized themselves into
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In order to encourage the slave trade, the Virginia Assembly offers exemptions
In order to encourage the slave trade, the Virginia Assembly offers exemptions from local duties to Dutch ships bringing in Africans.
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(1857) Frances Ellen Watkins, “Liberty For Slaves”
Frances Ellen Watkins was born of free parents in Baltimore in 1825. After teaching in New York and Pennsylvania Watkins became a full-time abolitionist speaker for the Maine Anti-Slavery Society. By the 1850s she was one of the most noted speakers on that subject as well as a highly acclaimed
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The Statue Of A Slave Trader Toppled During A Demonstration Has Been Replaced By A Sculpture Of A BLM Protester - Blavity
Where the statue of a British slave trader once sat is a sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester.
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An American Family's Multigenerational Rise from Slavery to Harvard University
In the account below, attorney and historian James H. Johnston describessix generations of descendants of Yarrow Mamout, a Muslim slave made famous by Charles Willson Peales 1819 painting of him in Georgetown in the District of Columbia.  Johnstons discussion of the evolution of hisbook, From Slave
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Freetown, Sierra Leone (1792- -)
Freetown is the capital, principal port, commercial center, and largest city of Sierra Leone.  The city was founded by British Naval Lieutenant John Clarkson and freed American slaves from Nova Scotia.  Freetown was part of the larger colony of the Sierra Leone which was founded by the Sierra Leone
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The Baptist War (1831-1832)
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(2017) New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu's Address on the Removal of Confederate Monuments in New Orleans
On May 19, 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana Mayor Mitch Landrieu addressed an audience in his city as a backdrop and explanation of the city’s recent decision to remove statutes of General Robert E. Lee and other Confederate military and political leaders from public squares in New Orleans.  His speech
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Great Britain's First Black Studies Professor Wants to Unite the Diaspora - The Washington Informer
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Meet the man behind the world's first African and Caribbean rum - Face2Face Africa
The famous spirit, Rum has inspired culture far beyond the cocktail world. It also has a history weaved in colonialism, slavery, economic oppression, especially in the Americas. Considered one of the staple drinks of the Caribbean, Rum comes in a different blend. Since the sugarcane industry was
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Make it Stop: Dr. Ben Carson Compares Himself to a 'Runaway Slave'
Former republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson compared himself and other Black conservatives to 'runaway slaves'who were abused and made examples of in order to instill fear into others. “Just
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Let the People Be Heard: Why is Juneteenth still relevant? - DefenderNetwork.com
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U.S. Jesuit Conference Pledges $100 Million in Reparations for Catholic Church’s Role in Black Enslavement – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Victor Trammell for Your Black World (Source: www.yourblackworld.net)  - Administrators of the U.S. Jesuit Conference of Priests (USJCP) just announced they will attempt to raise $100 million dollars to benefit the descendants of enslaved [...]
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Virginia statue provides that baptism will not affectthe bondage of slaves.
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Exploring Queens, Debutantes and Virgins in the Virgin Islands
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Tear Them All Down: Champion F1 Racer, Lewis Hamilton Calls For The Removal of Racist Statues
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Thanks to Haiti, slavery was permanently abolished | New York Carib News
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Check It Out: Why do activists say police began as slave patrols? | New Pittsburgh Courier
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Cinque, origially Senghbe, the son of a Mende king, along with several other Africans, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in Cuba. Cinque and his companions will later carry out the famous successful revolt upon the slave ship Amistad.
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Brown University students vote for reparations for slavery descendants - TheGrio
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